Nut-warming device



Patented l rlay l, 192%.

- e s at is; in-r e \VILLIAM F. SMITH, O1 VII E-IITi-r, KANSAS.

NUT-VJARMING DEVICE.

To all 207mm it may concern.

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM F. SMITH,

510 East Douglas Avenue, in the city of ichita. in the county ofsedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Nut-Warming Devices, of which the following is aspecification, :eferring to the accompanying drawings, which form a partthereof.

The invention relates to a device comprisinga container for peanuts,salted almonds and the like and to means for illuminating said containerso as to give it the effect of a glowing fire and for heating thecontained nuts and the like; and for such advertising ell'ccts as may beemployed in conjunction with the sev ral advantages and features of theinvention. The device is adapted for in stallation in drug stores, cigarstores and other merchandising institutions where nuts and the like areusually sold. By means of electric connections and parts of the device,warmth is obtained for the contained nuts making them more salable andmore palatable.

In the drawings; Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of my improveddevice to disclose the several elements included therein. Fig. 2 is afront view of the device seen in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsectional view taken along the line llI-I1l, Fig. 1 and looking in thedirection of the arrows. Fig.

is a front view of the screen shield employed in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings; in my preferred device illustrated in Fig. 2,I employ a base cast of some metal. The base includes fiat circular topor plate element 11, immediately surrounding the circular plate 11 thebase 10, is depressed to form a circular flanged seat 12, the lowerportion of the base 10 is preferably flared slightly for a finishingeffect and beneath which open spaces alternate with feet elements 1 1-which are to be the supports of the composite device. In the center ofthe plate 11, the metal is depressed to form the sides of a cup shapedelement 15, which is left open at the bottom. nu electric lamp socket 16is re ceivcd within the cup 15, the base of the socket extendingdownwardly to the dotted position 17. Electric wires 18, 18 connect fromthe socket to electric service means as will be readily understood. At19 is an electric bulb within the socket 16. This lamp 19 is preferablya red light. The cup portion is broken away to disclose sealing war: orother cementitious substance 20 for anchoring the socket 16 withi thecup 15 for pern'ianency.

A. glass cylinder and rests upon tl.e base provided by the offsetflanged seat 2. This cylinder can be removed readily ror cl suing andforms the side portions of the device. The cylinder is fabricated of alower portion of frosted or ground glas 21 and an upper portion 22 ofclear glass. W'ithin the lass cylinder is the screen shield seen in Fig.4. This shield comprises a me tallic circular perforated plate 23horizontally disposed above the lamp 19 being supported by a cylindricalperforated screen as a base element 2a of the composite screen device;the base 24 is of considerable lesser diameter than the diameter of theglass cylinder 21-22 and as seen in Fig. 1. The base 2 1 is preferablysoldered or otherwise secured to the plate 23. A cover 25 preferablycast of some suitable material caps the cylinder 22, being flanged at 26to properly seat thereupon. At 2? is shown a vent through the cover 25;at 28 is a knob for lifting the cover 25.

The sacked peanuts, or the peanuts in bulk are placed within the glasscylinder being supported above the lamp 19 upon the perforated plate 28.Heat radiating fromthe electric lamp warms the peanuts or other ediblecommodities that may be substituted therefor, and the said commoditiesare visibly seen through the clear glass portion of the cylinder. Theillumination of the red bulb 19 appears through the frosted lowerportion 21 of the cylinder as a glowing lire, this causes apsychological effect upon the mind of the prospective customer andcreates a desire for the warmed nuts within the device. Such advertisingmay be printed or placed on the device as may be desired.

Such modifications may be employed as lie within the scope of theappended claims. Having fully described my invention what I new claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, a circular flanged base; a glasscylinder supported by said base, including an upper portion of clearglass and a lower portion of opaque glass; an electric bulb and anelectric socket having electrical connections, supported within thecylinder by said base, a

cylindrical screen surrounding said electric lllSiRlli'ilOil a circulars reen allied therewi 'h herizoiiially disposed above said electricinstallation; and a vented cover capping said glass cylinder.

2. 1%. not warmin device comprising a base element includi ig ahorizontal circular central portion ceiilirally depressed as a cupshaped receptacle; an electric socket and electric Wires leadingslicrefrom anch red Within saic. receptacl a red electric bulb in thesocket; ver'itically' disposed cylindrical screen and a circularhorizontal screen as a cover therefor, enclosing sa d bulb; a sscylinder, vertically d s: o

s ll. i i sed and supporied from flanged elen'ieii'ts of said base anden closing said screen and bulb elemenis, the base portion said cylinderbeing of opaque and a voided cover for said glass cylinder.

3. In a nut Warming device comprising a base element including ahorizontal circular central plate session, centrally depressed as acup-shaped receptacle; an electric socket and electric Wires leadingtherefrom, anchored Within the receptacle; a red electric bulb in thesocket; a vertically disposed screen and a circular horizontal screen asa cover therefor, enclosing said bulb; a glass cylinder verticallysupported from said base and enclosing said screen and bulb elements,rlie base of said cylinder being of opaque glass, w ich under lightedconditions of said halo of? a glowing appearai 0 similar i1"asvcliological effect to that of a glowing J l i v ire; and a ventedcover for said glass cyl inder.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

WILLIAM F. SMETH.

